Origin: 1300-1400 Old French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbarum, from rha rhubarb (from Greek) + barbarus foreign
a plant with broad leaves and a thick red stem that can be cooked and eaten as a fruit [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbarum, from rha rhubarb (from Greek) + barbarus foreign]